Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the claims file is incomplete and requires additional records related to the home loan guaranty benefits application. The case is being remanded for the upload of all relevant records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected left foot disabilities result in loss of use as defined by VA regulations, and therefore grants special monthly compensation (SMC) based on this condition.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on September 11, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation is dismissed because the benefit has been approved.

The Board has determined that a VA examination and opinion are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's autoimmune disorder, which may be related to his service in Southwest Asia and toxic exposure. The PACT Act requires such an examination.

The appeal is dismissed as the payment for non-VA medical treatment services provided by the appellant from June 1 through June 15, 2020 has already been made by VA.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the process for billing medical services provided through the Veterans Community Care Program does not allow for review by the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected deviated septum disability is denied a compensable rating as it does not meet the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 6502.

The Veteran's eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) education benefits expired on September 16, 2020. The Board denied the request to extend this delimiting date as none of the limited circumstances allowing for an extension are applicable in this case.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA dental treatment in April 2003 was denied due to the death of the Veteran, making it a matter of law that must be denied as there are no accrued benefits available.

The Board dismissed the appeal for reimbursement of non-VA emergency medical treatment in January 2021 as the appellant requested a withdrawal.

The Veteran's appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation were dismissed because he did not timely file a VA Form 10182, which was required to appeal the July 2019 rating decision. The Board found no good cause for an extension of time due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Board denied the Appellant's request to revise a May 1974 rating decision that denied DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to CML. The decision found no clear and unmistakable error in the original determination.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected due to the lack of evidence linking his conditions to military service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a compensable disability at the time of discharge and that his conditions were not otherwise related to service.

The appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for medical services provided by Mercy Medical Center from March 23, 2019, to April 6, 2019, is dismissed as it falls under a VCA dispute process that does not allow Board review.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the VA Form 21-526EZ he submitted to review a previously denied claim for a jaw condition did not comply with the required form, and thus no decision could be made on his request.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth and oral injury as the evidence did not show an in-service trauma during an eligible period of active-duty service.

The Veteran's spouse withdrew the appeal for eligibility for VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) benefits, leading to its dismissal.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment debt in the amount of $11,280.84 due to the retroactive adjustment of VA compensation based on drill days in FYs 2017, 2019 and 2020, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's multiple myeloma is related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the appeal for service connection is granted.